Corrective Constitutional Amendments?
“A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. Without such means it might […]
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Supreme Court’s New First Amendment Decision Unrelated to the First Amendment
Commentators and journalists sometimes describe the current U.S. Supreme Court as “conservative.” But that’s not true if your definition of
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New paper summarizes rules for amending the Constitution
Our sister institution, The Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, Arizona has just published my paper, Amending the Constitution by Convention: Practical
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Amendments Convention: Answering Those Not-So-Tough Questions
Are you a state lawmaker or reform advocate challenged to answer “tough questions” about a Convention for Proposing Amendments? If
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How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part II
In my last post, I explained that Congress obtains authority to spend money from its enumerated powers. All of those
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How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part I
[For more info on this topic, see Rob’s book, The Original Constitution, or listen to the interview, What in the
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Does Congress really have authority to regulate campaign finance?
[Rob Natelson is the author of the new book, The Original Constitution: What it Actually Said and Meant. To learn
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Confused about a constitutional phrase? The law of the Founders often provides the answer
[Rob Natelson is the author of The Original Constitution: What It Really Said and Meant – an objective explanation of
Does the Constitution really give Congress power over immigration?
Congress’s power to “define and punish . . . Offenses against the Law of Nations” included authority to “define” immigration rules and “punish” those who violated them.
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How to amend the Constitution safely and without Congress — according to the Founders
“How to” Issue Papers on obtaining needed constitutional amendments without the consent of Congress.
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Was the Constitutional Convention a “Runaway?”
[Rob Natelson is the author of The Original Constitution: What It Really Said and Meant – an objective explanation of
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Airport searches and the Fourth Amendment
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,
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